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Parathyroid hormone

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a single-chain polypeptide composed of 84 amino acids. Available as Preotact, it is an identical form of human recombinant hormome which produced as a fusion protein undergoeing post-translational processing involving the cleavage of the OmpA leader sequence, leaving the mature protein as a single-chain 84 amino-acids...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ... The name Preos and the New Drug Application is pending approval by the U.S. ... used in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of osteoporotic fractures and …
Matched Categories: … Sex Hormones and Insulins ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Parathyroid Hormones and Analogues ... Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Oxytocin

Sir Henry H. Dale first identified oxytocin and its uterine contractile properties in 1906.[A229008,A228593,A229108] Like all other neurohypophysial hormones, oxytocin is composed of nine amino acids with a disulfide bridge between the Cys 1 and 6 residues.[A229008,A228593] In the mid-1950s, synthetic oxytocin was successfully synthesized by a biochemist named Vincent...
Approved
Vet approved
Matched Description: … and central effects. ... [A229008] It plays an important role in pair bonding, social cognition and functioning, and even fear ... Dale first identified oxytocin and its uterine contractile properties in 1906. …
Matched Categories: … Pituitary and Hypothalamic Hormones and Analogues ... Oxytocin and Analogues ... Sex Hormones and Insulins ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... methylergometrine and oxytocin …

Metreleptin

Metreleptin, a recombinant analog of the human hormone leptin, is an orphan drug used to treat complications of leptin deficiency in people with lipodystrophy. Lipodystrophies include a range of disorders characterized by the reduction, absence, or altered distribution of adipose tissue. Complications of lipodystrophy include metabolic abnormalities such as hypertriglyceridemia,...
Approved
Matched Description: … fasting glucose, reduced triglycerides, and reductions in food intake. ... include metabolic abnormalities such as hypertriglyceridemia, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, and ... Metreleptin is produced in _E. coli_ and differs from native human leptin by the addition of a methionine …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids and Derivatives ... Alimentary Tract and Metabolism ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Argatroban

Argatroban is a direct, selective thrombin inhibitor. The American College of Cardiologists (ACC) recommend using bivalirudin or argatroban in patients who have had, or at risk for, heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and are undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Argatroban is a non-heparin anticoagulant shown to both normalize platelet count in patients...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Parental anticoagulants must be stopped and a baseline activated partial thromboplastin time must be ... Argatroban is a non-heparin anticoagulant shown to both normalize platelet count in patients with HIT and ... bivalirudin or argatroban in patients who have had, or at risk for, heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and …
Matched Categories: … Blood and Blood Forming Organs ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …

Meprobamate

A carbamate with hypnotic, sedative, and some muscle relaxant properties, although in therapeutic doses reduction of anxiety rather than a direct effect may be responsible for muscle relaxation. Meprobamate has been reported to have anticonvulsant actions against petit mal seizures, but not against grand mal seizures (which may be exacerbated)....
Approved
Illicit
Matched Description: … A carbamate with hypnotic, sedative, and some muscle relaxant properties, although in therapeutic doses ... It is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, and also for the short-term management of insomnia …
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …

Chlormerodrin

Chlormerodrin is a mercurial compound with toxic side effects that was previously used as a diuretic. The radiolabeled form has been used as a diagnostic and research tool. It is no longer used and has been replaced with new classes of diuretic drugs.
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Withdrawn
Matched Description: … The radiolabeled form has been used as a diagnostic and research tool. ... It is no longer used and has been replaced with new classes of diuretic drugs. …

Acetohydroxamic acid

Acetohydroxamic Acid, a synthetic drug derived from hydroxylamine and ethyl acetate, is similar in structure to urea. In the urine, it acts as an antagonist of the bacterial enzyme urease. Acetohydroxamic Acid has no direct antimicrobial action and does not acidify urine directly. It is used, in addition to antibiotics...
Approved
Matched Description: … Acetohydroxamic Acid has no direct antimicrobial action and does not acidify urine directly. ... Acetohydroxamic Acid, a synthetic drug derived from hydroxylamine and ethyl acetate, is similar in structure …
Matched Categories: … Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones …

Zalcitabine

A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxyl group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by a hydrogen. This modification prevents the formation of 5' to 3' phosphodiester linkages, which are needed for the elongation of DNA chains, thus resulting in the termination of viral DNA growth. The compound is...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides ... Nucleoside and Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors …

Dactinomycin

A compound composed of a two cyclic peptides attached to a phenoxazine that is derived from streptomyces parvullus. It binds to DNA and inhibits RNA synthesis (transcription), with chain elongation more sensitive than initiation, termination, or release. As a result of impaired mRNA production, protein synthesis also declines after dactinomycin...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … It binds to DNA and inhibits RNA synthesis (transcription), with chain elongation more sensitive than …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Cytotoxic Antibiotics and Related Substances …

Ambenonium

Ambenonium is a cholinesterase inhibitor. It is used in the management of myasthenia gravis.
Approved

Taurine

Taurine, whose chemical name is 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is one of the most abundant amino acids in several organs. It plays important role in essential biological processes. This conditional amino acid can be either be manufactured by the body or obtained in the diet mainly by the consumption of fish and...
Approved
Nutraceutical
Matched Description: … can be either be manufactured by the body or obtained in the diet mainly by the consumption of fish and ... [L1058] The supplements containing taurine were FDA approved by 1984 and they are hypertonic injections …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …

Glutathione disulfide

A GLUTATHIONE dimer formed by a disulfide bond between the cysteine sulfhydryl side chains during the course of being oxidized.
Approved
Experimental
Investigational
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …

Oritavancin

Oritavancin is a glycopeptide antibiotic used for the treatment of skin infections. It was developed by The Medicines Company (acquired by Novartis). Oritavancin was initially approved by the FDA in 2014 and formulated to combat susceptible gram-positive bacteria that cause skin and skin structure infections. It boasts the option of...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … Marketed by Melinta Therapeutics, Kimyrsa offers effective and time-efficient treatment for skin and ... bacteria that cause skin and skin structure infections. ... It boasts the option of single-dose administration and has been proven as non-inferior to a full course …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …

Trofinetide

Trofinetide is a novel synthetic analog of glypromate, also known as glycine–proline–glutamate (GPE), a naturally occurring protein in the brain and the N-terminal tripeptide of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Trofinetide was approved by the FDA on March 10, 2023, for the treatment of Rett syndrome,[L45718,L45748] which is an X-linked...
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … [A258438] Trofinetide is believed to work by reducing inflammation and apoptosis of neurons. ... glypromate], also known as glycine–proline–glutamate (GPE), a naturally occurring protein in the brain and ... L45748] which is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a range of cognitive, motor, and …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …

Regadenoson

Regadenoson is an A2A adenosine receptor agonist that causes coronary vasodilation and used for myocardial perfusion imagining. Manufactured by Astellas and FDA approved April 10, 2008.
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Investigational
Matched Description: … Manufactured by Astellas and FDA approved April 10, 2008. ... Regadenoson is an A2A adenosine receptor agonist that causes coronary vasodilation and used for myocardial …

Safinamide

Safinamide is for the treatment of parkinson's disease. It was approved in Europe in February 2015, and in the United States on March 21, 2017.
Approved
Investigational
Matched Description: … It was approved in Europe in February 2015, and in the United States on March 21, 2017. …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …

Gadobutrol

Gadobutrol is a second-generation extracellular non-ionic macrocyclic GBCA (gadolinium-based contrast agent) used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in adults and children older than 2 years of age. Due to its physicochemical properties, gadobutrol is formulated at twice the gadolinium ion concentration compared to other GBCA and thus requires a lesser...
Approved
Matched Description: … macrocyclic GBCA (gadolinium-based contrast agent) used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in adults and ... properties, gadobutrol is formulated at twice the gadolinium ion concentration compared to other GBCA and …

Triclofos

Approved
Withdrawn
Matched Categories: … Hypnotics and Sedatives …

Ammonium lactate

Ammonium lactate is the ammonium salt of lactic acid.
Approved

Histrelin

Histrelin is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist that acts as a potent inhibitor of gonadotropin when administered as an implant delivering continuous therapeutic doses. This drug is a synthetic analog of naturally occurring GnRH with a higher potency. Histrelin implants are non-biodegradable, diffusion-controlled, hydrogel polymer reservoirs containing histrelin acetate that...
Approved
Withdrawn
Matched Description: … treatment for children with central precocious puberty (CPP) due to their capacity to reduce LH levels and …
Matched Categories: … Hormones and Related Agents ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents ... Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists …

Lanthanum carbonate

Lanthanum carbonate is a phosphate binder marketed under the trade name Fosrenol by Shire Pharmaceuticals. It is a large pill that requires thorough chewing to avoid choking and other gastrointestinal adverse effects. It is used to treat elevated phosphate levels, primarily in patients with chronic kidney disease, by binding to...
Approved
Matched Description: … It is a large pill that requires thorough chewing to avoid choking and other gastrointestinal adverse ... phosphate levels, primarily in patients with chronic kidney disease, by binding to dietary phosphate and …
Matched Categories: … Drugs for Treatment of Hyperkalemia and Hyperphosphatemia …

Mebutamate

Mebutamate is a sedative and anxiolytic drug with anti-hypertensive (blood pressure lowering) effects comparable to those of other barbiturates but is only around 1/3rd the potency of secobarbital as a sedative. Side effects include dizziness and headaches.
Approved
Matched Description: … Side effects include dizziness and headaches. ... Mebutamate is a sedative and anxiolytic drug with anti-hypertensive (blood pressure lowering) effects …

Dichloroacetic acid

Dichloroacetic acid, often abbreviated DCA, is an acid analogue of acetic acid in which two of the three hydrogen atoms of the methyl group have been replaced by chlorine atoms. Salts of DCA are used as drugs since they inhibit the enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase. Early reports of its activity...
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Investigational
Matched Description: … and removal of a wide variety of skin and tissue lesions), but was cancelled post market. ... DCA was approved for use in Canada in 1989 (as a topical formulation for treatment of warts and for cauterization …

Fusafungine

Fusafungine is an antibiotic from Fusarium lateririum, and is used for the treatment of respiratory infections.
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Withdrawn
Matched Description: … Fusafungine is an antibiotic from Fusarium lateririum, and is used for the treatment of respiratory infections …
Matched Categories: … Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins …

Technetium Tc-99m disofenin

Technetium Tc-99m disofenin is a radiopharmaceutical agent used in hepatobiliary imaging for diagnostic purposes. It is well suited for both planar and single photon tomographic scintigraphy to quantitatively measure the function of liver, gallbladder and bile ducts and detect any anatomical changes in the hepatobliary system. It is available as...
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Matched Description: … the function of liver, gallbladder and bile ducts and detect any anatomical changes in the hepatobliary ... It is well suited for both planar and single photon tomographic scintigraphy to quantitatively measure ... Technetium Tc-99m is a metastable nuclear isomer and disofenin is an iminodiacetic acid derivative with …
Matched Categories: … Indicators and Reagents ... Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins ... Hepatic and Reticulo Endothelial System …
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